Masterplan Skislopes Poiana Brasov

Klenkhart & Partner Consulting 1

MASTER PLAN

Winter Sports Developmenton the Postavarul in

Poiana Braşov


Klenkhart & Partner Consulting• Established in 1991• Wide Experience on „planning in skiareas“• Realization of about 500 projects of lifts, skiruns and

artificial snow making• Realization of about 40 artificial lakes for snow-

making from a volume of 10.000 m³ to 200.000m³ (sum of about 2 Mio. m³)

• Today – a leading Austrian company in:– Masterplan – studies for winter- and outdoor sports all over

the world– Detailled plannings of projects in ski-areas and infrastructure

• For public and private clients


Team Work for Poiana Braşov• Contract for Masterplan, June 2007, signed

by the Consiliul Judetean Brasov – ThankYou!

• Team of 10 experts working on the project(some of them):– Christian Klenkhart (Project Manager)– Peter Hartl (Satellit images, 3D-Views, GIS)– Stefan Szauter (snow making)

• Very thanks to Dir. Mr. Ion Rufa for the detailled information and his support


Table of Contents

• Climatic conditions• The Existing Skiarea (Ski Lifts, Slopes, etc.)• Capacity of the Existing Skiarea• Goal for the development• Step 1: Snow making, widening and flattering

of ski runs and 2 new lifts• Step 2: Development to Rişnov• Investments• Recommendations for Implementation


Climatic conditions

• Poiana Braşov: continental climate

• Cold and dry conditions are good for snow - making• The Skiarea of Poiana Braşov is north – faced: long

lasting good snow - conditions, but in Dec. and Jan. it isvery cold in the lower parts without any sun

-3,18°C-5,81°C- 5,76°C-5,44°C-1,45°Cnight

0,00°C-2,56°C- 2,84°C-2,19°C1,80°Cday

MarchFeberJan.Dec.Nov.1992-2001


Existing Lifts

7.377Sum of the capacity

90031317831969/1986Teleschi Kanzel

90050216551969/1986Teleschi Ruia

50049213261978Teleschi Subteleferic

60057512551977Teleschi Slalom

90030010391988Teleschi Stadion

90045811141969/1986Teleschi Bradul SL

1.823214017102005Telegondola Postavarul Expres 8EUB

504280917751982Telecabina Capra Neagra PB

350244917261971Telecabina Kanzel PB

Capacity inpers. / h

Length inm

Altitude of the top –station

Year ofbuilding

Name of the lift


Existing Lifts and Pists

Teleski Ruia


Existing Lifts and Pists

The famous LupuluiA lot of steep an small pists


Simulation existing area:

„a good day in winter“

1600 pers. on pists

500 pers. on the lift

600 pers. waiting

300 pers. in restaurants

3000 pers. in the area1 skier needs about 150 m² !

Results of the capacity analyses


Existing ski area• Many small and steep pists

• Pists to croweded from 10 am

• Artficial snow making only at Bradul

• 16.000 m / 50 ha skiruns

• pists are bumpy

• old machines for grooming

• pists in good stabil conditionsin summer


Inklination modell

FIS - Guideline:

Blue: easy, up to 25%

Red: medium, 25% - 40%

Black: difficult, more than 40%


Exposition - modell

Blue: north - face

Green: west - face

Yellow: south – face

Red: east - face


The Intention of the„Ski – Plan“

• First Step:– Flattering and widening of the existing pists and

skiways

– Establishing an Artificila Snow making system

– Development of the lifts: 2 new lifts (Ruia and Lupului); building of new pists for these lifts

• Second Step:– Development of the skiarea to Risnov (2 lifts)


Ski area after Step 1• 6 CLD Ruia: 2.400 pers./h;

ca. 1.100 m length

• 4 CLF Lupului: 1.600 pers./h; ca. 800 m length

• Artficial snow making witha lake with 120.000 m³

• 22.800 m / 67 ha skiruns

• corrections and widening of all existing pists

• new machines for grooming


Pists after Step 1


Artificial Snow Making• Basic layer of artificial snow on 58 ha within

100 snow-making hours• 2.500 m³ water/ha and year• Artificial Lake on Ruia: 120.000 m³, water

from melting ( two refill – stations with pumps) and from the don’t used water of the drinking water asset of Poiana Brasov

• 3 pumps with 50 l/s and 50 bar (400 kW)• Water with gravitation pressure for the lower

parts of the pists about 100 l/s


Hydraulik systemof the suggested snow - making

asset


Suggested system of Snow Making

• System of snow – making lances with a central compressor –station:– Advantage: the lances are situated along all pists (every 50 m)

and ski – runs (every 100 m); you don‘t have to transport it duringthe whole winter, you ca use it whenever the conditions are good

– Advantage: the lances were build up in Oct. and must not berelocated during the whole winter

– Drawback: the lances make not so much snow (max. 4l/s)We recommand: a system of lances for all ski-runs except on the wide pists

• System of snow – making propeller - machines:– Advantage : the propellor machines make a lot of snow (max. 12l/s)– Drawback: electricity in the field, expansive machines

We recommand: propellor machines on the wide pists (upper part of Subteleferic, Sulinar below Ruia, pists above Bottom station


Artificial Lake on Ruia

120.000 m³


Artificial Lake on Ruia3D - Modell

Sulinar

Subteleferic


Artificial Lake on Ruia

Upper layer: fine sand

Below: gravel

Depth of 3-5 m: limestone – rock

80.000m³ material to dig

sealing: HDPE-Folie

geological – geotechnical study made by NEOLITOS SRL / Brasov


Examples of artificial lakes


Methods of pist-corrections

Riprap (stones)


More parking - places

Costs: parkdeck: about € 6.000,--/place

underground car park: about € 10.000,--/place


Simulation after step 1:


2500 pers. on pists


700 pers. waiting

300 pers. in restaurants

4200 pers. in the area



3D View Step 1


Ski area after Step 2

• 8 EUB Rişnov: 2.400 pers./h; ca. 2.000 m length

• 6CLD Valea Seaca : 2.400 pers./h; ca. 1.950 m length

• 32.000 m / 105 ha skiruns

• 4 long new pists, skirun to the bottom station in Risnov


Skirun north-ridge

Skirun valley

Skirun south-ridge

Top-station 8EUB Risnov



Simulation after step 2:


3400 pers. on pists


800 pers. Waiting

500 pers. In restaurants

6000 pers. In the area


3D View Step 2


FIS - Homologation

Discipline Min. Altitude Diff. Max. Altitude Diff.

Slalom Men 120 m 220 mSlalom Women 120 m 180 mGiant Slalom Men 200 m 400 mGiant Slalom Women 200 m 400 m

Super G Men 225 m 500 mSuper G Women 225 m 500 mDownhill Men 400 m 1.000 mDownhill Women 400 m 700 m


Required Investments• Step 1:

– 2 Lifts and pists, 2 grooming machines 7,81 Mio €– Artificial Snow – making incl. Lake 10,00 Mio €– Electricity, other pists, parking, etc. 2,19 Mio €

• Sum step 1 20,0 Mio €

• Step 2:– 3 Lifts and pists, grooming machines 18,0 Mio €– Electricity, pists, snowmaking, parking... 7,5 Mio €

• Sum step 2 25,5 Mio €


The investments include

• Power supply (medium voltage system, transformer stations)

• All lifts complete (delivery and assembly, implementation: poles, foundations, cable track, etc…)

• Ski run and ski trail construction in the area• All technical snow facilities incl. pump-stations• Ticket system• 5 Grooming machines• Safety equipment for pists• Construction of funpark, ski beginners area, etc.


Recommendation forImplementation

• Complementing the winter season, various attractions to promote the winter and thesommer season should be developed;

• The result of the Cost-Benefit Analysis ispositive for the implementation of Step 1 (2 new lifts, pists, grooming machines) and realistic scenario (15% more skiers, switch to day tickets, imputed interest: Euribor + 2%)

• Development of infrastructure and snow-makingis of common interest (Municipality, EU, etc.)

• Therefore the implementation of Phase 1 isdefinitely recommended



• Investment of the Municipality will triggersignificant private investments (hotels, restaurants, services, etc.)

• Further flexible development of Step 2 depending on the reception of the potential markets and the highway from Bukarest;

• Implementation of these 2 Steps guaranteehigh standard of the Ski Area – comparablewith leading resorts in the Alps;



• Pist – corrections and pist - construction:Construction company with experience in „alpin -

constructions“ in steep slopes and in dynamiting• Building of the artificial lake:

The Construction company should have realized at least 2 or 3 such artificial lakes and should also have experience in dynamiting

• Building the cable and pipe- trenches, etc.:Local Construction company


Starting Point ...

Poiana Brasov: The capital for winter sports

in Romania and the wider region!

... It‘s feasible!... It‘s attractive!

Masterplan Skislopes Poiana Brasov

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